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Farmers’ attitudes about farming and the environment: A survey of conventional and organic farmers
(Springer Netherlands, 1996)
Farmers have been characterized as people whose ties to the land have given them a deep awareness of natural cycles, appreciation for natural beauty and sense of responsibility as stewards. At the same time, their relationship ...
Interaction of linear manno-oligosaccharides with three mannose-specific bulb lectins. Comparison with mannose/glucose-binding lectins
(Elsevier, 1992-05-22)
Three new mannose-binding lectins, isolated from daffodil (NPA), amaryllis (HHA), and snowdrop (GNA) bulbs, are capable of precipitating with a linear mannopentaose (Man[alpha]1-3Man[alpha]1-3Man[alpha]1-3Man[alpha]1-2Man). ...
Optimal foraging and fitness in Columbian ground squirrels
(Springer-Verlag, 1990-01)
Optimal diets were determined for each of 109 individual Columbian ground squirrels ( Spermophilus columbianus ) at two sites in northwestern Montana. Body mass, daily activity time, and vegetation consumption rates for ...
Positional cloning and characterization of a paired box- and homeobox-containing gene from the aniridia region
(Elsevier, 1991-12-20)
Based on the map location of the aniridia (AN) locus in human chromosomal band 11p13, we have cloned a candidate AN cDNA (D11S812E) that is completely or partially deleted in two patients with AN. The <70 kb smallest ...
A comparison of the maneuverability of bluegill and sunfish to that of minnows.
(1993)
The purpose of conducting this experiment is to determine which has more maneuverability--bluegills and sunfish or minnows? It will be interesting to determine the answer to this question as each of these two types of fish ...
Color preference in seed choice of birds in the Douglas Lake Region.
(1996)
This study asked whether birds of the UMBS region exhibit a preference among seeds of different colors. Specifically, we expected that birds would prefer brown seeds, which are associated with abundant and/or nutritious ...
Length variation of CAG repeats in Sry across populations of Mus domesticus
(Springer-Verlag, 1995-03)